Biologically Inspired Synthesis Route to Three-Dimensionally Structured Inorganic Thin Films

Schwenzer, Birgit; Morse, Daniel E.

doi:10.1155/2008/352871

Title: Biologically Inspired Synthesis Route to Three-Dimensionally Structured Inorganic Thin Films

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Inorganic thin films (hydroxide, oxide, and phosphate materials) that are textured on a submicron scale have been prepared from aqueous metal salt solutions at room temperature using vapor-diffusion catalysis. This generic synthesis approach mimics the essential advantages of the catalytic and structure-directing mechanisms observed for the formation of silica skeletons of marine sponges. Chemical composition, crystallinity, and the three-dimensional morphology of films prepared by this method are extremely sensitive to changes in the synthesis conditions, such as concentrations, reaction times, and the presence and nature of substrate materials. Focusing on different materials systems, the reaction mechanism for the formation of these thin films and the influence of different reaction parameters on the product are explained.

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Schwenzer, Birgit ^[1]; Morse, Daniel E. ^[2]

Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5100, USA, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5100, USA
Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5100, USA, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5100, USA, Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9610, USA

Publication Date:: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1198271

Grant/Contract Number:: DEFG03-02ER46006

Resource Type:: Published Article

Journal Name:: Journal of Nanomaterials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Nanomaterials Journal Volume: 2008; Journal ID: ISSN 1687-4110

Publisher:: Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Country of Publication:: Egypt

Language:: English

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                    Schwenzer, Birgit, and Morse, Daniel E. Biologically Inspired Synthesis Route to Three-Dimensionally Structured Inorganic Thin Films.  Egypt: N. p., 2008. 
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                    Schwenzer, Birgit, & Morse, Daniel E. Biologically Inspired Synthesis Route to Three-Dimensionally Structured Inorganic Thin Films.  Egypt.  https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/352871

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"Biologically Inspired Synthesis Route to Three-Dimensionally Structured Inorganic Thin Films".  Egypt.  https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/352871.

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  abstractNote = {Inorganic thin films (hydroxide, oxide, and phosphate materials) that are textured on a submicron scale have been prepared from aqueous metal salt solutions at room temperature using vapor-diffusion catalysis. This generic synthesis approach mimics the essential advantages of the catalytic and structure-directing mechanisms observed for the formation of silica skeletons of marine sponges. Chemical composition, crystallinity, and the three-dimensional morphology of films prepared by this method are extremely sensitive to changes in the synthesis conditions, such as concentrations, reaction times, and the presence and nature of substrate materials. Focusing on different materials systems, the reaction mechanism for the formation of these thin films and the influence of different reaction parameters on the product are explained.},

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